Thread: The Roar - Let's see some photos!

Originally Posted by Dougie

Entered my first ever hunting comp on the weekend, shot down to Wairarapa to pick up my supressed .223 (care of Scott Trail). AWESOME can, super quiet. He also does a good one for his 300WinMag too thanks to the wind, even up close I borrowed his banger to knock over my first Fallow buck.

Four big wins for me this weekend:
1. awesome quiet, light suppressor on my wee gun
2. new Canon SX60 put through it's paces with pics from 900yards!!!!!
3. being the one who spotted the most deer, I spotted my buck from over 600 yards away when the boys couldn't see it
4. whacking over my first fallow, and a buck to boot!

When I arrived at the comp I thought I might be in for the prettiest deer prize (best visual head) as there were only scrappy farm reds, big but ugly IMHO. Then the big even deer started piling in as well as this absolutely amazing 10 point pure sika shot by a young 16 year old maori boy who was the most modest, cruisey little hunter I've ever met. This kid has some serious Mana.

Heaviest hind quarters were heavier than my whole stag! I had the lightest deer in the whole comp and there was one other fallow. The monster head matches those heavy back legs.

Wicked wicked weekend

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Even at just 52kg, carrying whole with the head attached is freakin' hard - I am only 62kg myself. Luckily the boys carried my pikau and rifle for me!

Great pics and good success. Go you!
I've always been a bit agin hunting comps. Have always thought that they vacuum up a lot of handy animals for the sake of winning rather than the pleasure of the hunt. But that's a personal thing and I'm not judging.

I am judging here though Dougie. Like everyone Im wrapped to see you getting success and making a career out of writing. But keep your feet on the ground eh, and don't become too enamored by the the privileged pozzy, bullshit talking, and nasty life of the so called modern day "professionals" (a.k.a magazine writers, game preserve hunters and their hyped associates). Instead, take your best pleasure from being an ordinary hunter doing ordinary things well. That way you will derive maximum satisfaction, maintain your self respect and the respect of others.

Yeah, that was pretty damned judgmental, eh.